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Real estate group lifts market outlook (AP via Yahoo! News) - A trade group for real estate agents gave a slightly sunnier outlook for 2007 and 2008 home sales Monday, arguing that the battered real estate market is on the verge of stablilizing.

Conn.: Real-Estate Suit Settled (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - A law firm, mortgage company and real estate broker have agreed to pay $700,000 in fines, forfeitures and restitution to settle allegations that they engaged in kickback schemes that cheated hundreds of home buyers for mortgage-related services, state officials said Monday.

Kansas City's commercial real estate market bolsters its standing in Midwest (The Kansas City Star) - Commercial real estate executives nationwide are optimistic that 2008 will be a profitable year for their industry, but economic factors could stymie future growth.

Direct China links would boost real estate: developer (Chinapost.com.tw) - TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Direct transport links with China would boost Taiwan's real estate prices by 30 percent, Chao Teng-hsiung, president of the Farglory Land Development Co., estimated yesterday.

U.S. real estate: The REIT stuff goes wrong (International Herald Tribune) - U.S. real estate investment trusts are poised for their biggest decline in almost a decade as investors look abroad for better returns.

Real estate trade group lifts outlook for 2008 home sales (The Pantagraph) - WASHINGTON, D.C. � Bucking conventional wisdom, a trade group for real-estate agents on Monday said the battered housing market is on the verge of stabilizing and inched-up its outlook for 2007 and 2008 home sales.

With high-speed train, Italy on track for increasing real estate prices (International Herald Tribune) - Much like the oft-publicized Ryanair effect, the debut of high-speed rail service generally leads to increases in real estate values -- and Italy is looking forward to it.

REAL ESTATE (St. Petersburg Times) - Residential real estate In this section you can find different offers on residential real estate from the leading real estate agencies: Apartments for all tastes: standard to luxurious, short or long terms.

REAL ESTATE CATALOGUE (St. Petersburg Times) - In the nearest issue you will find the latest data on commercial, residential and trade premises in St. Petersburg. Fresh information about state of real estate market, tips from the leading consulting companies and much more!

REAL ESTATE (St. Petersburg Times) - PRAGUE — Orco Property Group, a real estate developer that operates in Central and Eastern Europe, said last week that nine-month profit tripled, bolstered by the earnings of a German unit and new projects in the Czech Republic and Poland.